As part of the reforms under the Public Financial Management Reform Program, a scoping study for the establishment of internal control audit functions in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) was carried out in 2003. It resulted in proposals for the establishment of a Central Internal Audit Agency to enhance efficiency, accountability and transparency in the management of resources in the public sector.

The creation of the Internal Audit Agency was predicated on the need for the Government to put in place a structure that could support the eventual transfer of budgetary authority and expenditure control to the MDAs and MMDAs. These initiatives are part of the government’s efforts under the Public Financial Management Reform Programme (PUFMARP)...Read More...>>